1:02:02
Oh, but, Mrs. Strong, here
you have the true excitement.
1:02:06
The sunset, this moonlight...
1:02:08
and tomorrow,
the promise of whales.
1:02:10
But Paris, it always
reminds me of champagne.
1:02:15
Champagne always
gives me a headache.
1:02:20
Well, in Paris we did sparkle
for a little while...
1:02:24
and managed
to nourish our dreams...
1:02:27
but nevertheless, dear ladies...
1:02:28
we were merely bijoux.
1:02:31
Trinkets, we were...
1:02:33
but en route to extinction.
1:02:35
But you are not extinct,
Mr. Maranov.
1:02:40
No. l am still very much here.
1:02:43
lt must take great courage
to go on alone.
1:02:47
No, not courage, my dear.
1:02:49
Nothing so heroic as that.
1:02:51
Merely a considerable
investment of will.
1:02:54
And resources, no doubt.
1:02:57
Yes, Madam.
Will and resources.
1:03:01
Allow me to tell you a story.
1:03:03
When we received the news...
1:03:05
that the Dowager Empress
had died...
1:03:08
we all went into deep mourning.
1:03:09
My mother spoke to no one
for over a week.
1:03:13
Then one morning
she brought me to her.
1:03:17
She said, ''Nicolai,
our Empress is gone.
1:03:22
''There will no longer be
any use for any of us.
1:03:24
''You must leave me now
and go into the world.''
1:03:29
Then she handed me
a handkerchief...
1:03:32
in which she had wrapped all
of her remaining jewelry.
1:03:36
She made me take it.
1:03:39
My mother kissed me and said...
1:03:42
''Use my treasure
for your needs, my son...
1:03:46
''but in the end...
1:03:48
''be able to say
that it was well spent.''
1:03:55
This is the last piece.